Often good signal levels but rotten throughput. Or good signal to the customers and rotten at the ap.
http://www.odessaoffice.com/wireless/survey.htm That's a good look at what interference can and does do to you if it's the wrong (right?) kind. I assume you've tried a different channel already? That's one of the first things I always do these days. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> To: <e...@wisp-router.com>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue >I agree but such a sudden change? I mean like day & night. Interesting to > contemplate though. What does interference look like if IT is affecting a > tower? > -RickG > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:08 PM, <e...@wisp-router.com> wrote: > >> Never assume a problem is ever interference no matter how rural you are. >> This is one of the biggest problem I see people are doing. >> >> /Eje >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> >> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:04:44 >> To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] tower issue >> >> >> I agree with you and actually intend on replacing it. But, I doubt it's >> related since this setup has been running on this particular tower since >> 2004 (I bought the company this way). Also, it is set up on several >> others >> with no issues. I failed to mention these towers are in very rural >> locations >> so I doubt there is any interference. >> >> -RickG >> >> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com >> >wrote: >> >> > Not sure if it's related or not, but high gain omni antennas are >> > usually >> a >> > great big no no. They tend to send more signal UP than in the >> > direction >> of >> > the customers. >> > >> > I'd replace it with an 8 or 9 db unit just on principal. You'll >> > probably >> > find that most customers will actually get a BETTER signal. >> > >> > laters, >> > marlon >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:23 PM >> > Subject: [WISPA] tower issue >> > >> > >> > > OK, here a good one! (aka, how I spent my weekend in a blizzard!) >> > > >> > > One of my towers has a single WARP/StarOS connected to a 5GHz grid >> > > for >> > > backhaul and a 15dBi omni for the local connections. >> > > On Saturday, after making some small changes, I rebooted it and it >> would >> > > not >> > > allow me to connect via wireless any longer - or my customers :( >> > > So, I go to the tower, connect up via ethernet and everything is a >> usual >> > > but >> > > I see all associations but only a few client have ip addresses. I can >> > ping >> > > the few clients but the packet loss is huge 80-90%. I then reload my >> > > backup >> > > but still get the same thing. I try changing channels, but still the >> > same. >> > > I >> > > then systematically begin replacing parts starting with the radio >> > > card. >> > > Eventually, I replaced EVERYTHING but still have the problem. One >> > > note: >> > > occasionally, twice of maybe three times, after a reboot, all came >> > > back >> > > normal. The third time, I left well enough alone for now but of >> > > course, >> > > you >> > > know what will happen the next time I reboot. >> > > >> > > Any ideas??? >> > > >> > > -RickG >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> > > >> > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > > >> > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! 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